LGBTI groups denounce the arrest of a Mexican in Qatar for being gay: activists say the police tricked him into a date on Grindr. Manuel Guerrero is in an isolation cell in Doha “in inhumane conditions, being subjected to physical and psychological torture,” denounced an LGBTI group.
In Qatar, being gay and having sexual relations outside of marriage are classified as crimes punishable by fines, but also up to seven years in prison. Amnesty International expresses “deep concern” about the arrest, “due to his sexual orientation,’ the AI Mexico account published.